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Pagani has paired their upgraded engine to a new X-Trac developed 7 - speed automated manual gearbox, improving refinement and response, while still undercutting an equivalent dual clutch gearbox in weight by as much as forty percent.

Not exact matches

In essence, the transmission is similar to that of dual - clutch gearboxes used for years now in production vehicleIn essence, the transmission is similar to that of dual - clutch gearboxes used for years now in production vehiclein production vehicles.

The M2's dual - clutch gearbox (a $ 2,900 option) makes traffic a breeze, but it's not perfect in its operation.

As on the last Speed3, expect Mazda to offer only a manual transmission; the company has no experience with dual - clutch gearboxes and is unlikely to put a traditional automatic in such a performance - oriented car.

Although a six - speed manual and a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission are currently offered in some M cars, the next M5 may be the first non-crossover to wear an M badge and be available exclusively with an automatic gearbox.

However, in order to achieve the lowest possible 0 - 62mph time, it does feature two very small dual - clutch, two speed gearboxes within the rear axle.

I think this is surely the best dual - clutch gearbox there has ever been in a road car.

Where the old unit made its 384 lb ft at 6100rpm, the new one had 501 lb ft all the way from 1500 to 5750rpm, delivered in near - seamless fashion thanks to a dual - clutch gearbox in place of the previous automated single - clutch manual.

Performance and 0 - 60 time > Despite a dual - clutch gearbox and launch control, the Clio still takes 6.6 seconds to get to 62mph, a distinctly average time in the class.

Compared with the 3.8 in the 650S, power goes up almost 70bhp and torque by 68 lb ft, again fed through the seven - speed dual clutch «SSG» gearbox.

Q2s fitted with the 1.4 - litre turbocharged four - cylinder petrol will hit 62mph in 8.5 seconds, while top spec 2.0 TDIs fitted with quattro all - wheel drive and a dual - clutch S tronic gearbox drop this time down to 8.1 seconds.

The transmission is a seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox, and Audi says this combination results in a 0 - 62 mph time of 4.3 seconds and a top speed of 174 mph.

And speaking of the gearbox, there are no changes to the seven - speed dual - clutch unit, so you get the same slightly lazy shifts in auto mode but much faster changes using the wheel - mounted paddles.

> Engine and gearbox - A 5.2 - litre, naturally - aspirated V10 in two power outputs, with a standard seven - speed dual - clutch automatic.

The gearbox is a seven - speed dual clutch that's integrated into the rear suspension, and which is ultra lightweight in design.

While all the new dual - clutch gearboxes slur their shifts together in an endless flow of silky smoothness, the Lambo changes gears hard enough to trigger the traction control system.

I am a fan of the manual gearbox, especially in situations where downshifting becomes necessary for passing, but I realize that the six - speed dual - clutch transmission probably comes into its own on the highway.

He can tick off those arguments in about 30 milliseconds, the time it takes the Ferrari 458 Speciale's dual - clutch gearbox to shift gears.

That bone of contention — the gearbox — remains a six - speed, dual - clutch paddleshift affair, but Renault has revised it to deliver 50 per cent quicker shifts in its most exuberant Race mode.

Shifts come quick enough in manual mode from the paddle - shiftable dual - clutch gearbox (borrowed with some improvements from the Dodge Dart and Alfa Giulietta) when you don't feel like dictating every shift, the auto mode does a reasonable job of predicting when you'd like to drop a cog or shift into top gear.

But since Subaru uses in - house transmissions and not off the shelf units from other companies, it might be a while before a dual - clutch gearbox is mounted to a Subaru boxer engine.

Coupled with the lightning - quick seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox, Ferrari claims the 6.3 - liter V - 12 is capable of launching the F12 Berlinetta from 0 - 62 mph in a scant 3.1 seconds, and suggests a top speed just over the 211 - mph mark.

Roberto Fedeli, Ferrari's technical director, has said that when the company began developing its first dual - clutch gearbox in 2004 - 2005, up to 20 percent of customers were still choosing a stick.

The gearbox is a dual - clutch system but again it's faster, more positive, and just plain more exciting than the PDK in anything else I've experienced.

In addition to a more nimble chassis, the BMW offers greater range in character with electronically adjustable dampers, the ability to alter shift speeds in the dual - clutch gearbox, and the convenient «M» button on the steering wheel to activate your preferred settingIn addition to a more nimble chassis, the BMW offers greater range in character with electronically adjustable dampers, the ability to alter shift speeds in the dual - clutch gearbox, and the convenient «M» button on the steering wheel to activate your preferred settingin character with electronically adjustable dampers, the ability to alter shift speeds in the dual - clutch gearbox, and the convenient «M» button on the steering wheel to activate your preferred settingin the dual - clutch gearbox, and the convenient «M» button on the steering wheel to activate your preferred settings.

That means 237 hp and 258 lb - ft of torque from a turbocharged 1.7 - liter engine mounted amidships in the 4C's chassis and a six - speed dual - clutch gearbox.

In addition to the base 1.8 T, the same 280 - hp, 3.6 - liter VR6 six - cylinder engine will continue to be available on upper trim levels, paired with a six - speed dual - clutch automatic gearbox.

Shift paddles behind the steering wheel let the driver pick ratios in the dual - clutch gearbox, while split - level transparent display panels position useful information at a suitable distance from the driver.

This time we expect Audi will switch to a dual - clutch automatic for snappy and fast shifting, but spy shots of the TT RS coupe reveal a manual gearbox may be offered as an option, at least in Europe.

Sure, the headline number of 0.2 second to execute a shift is impressive and, because this is a dual - clutch gearbox, shifting doesn't interrupt power delivery, so you can bang off upshifts or downshifts in the middle of a curve without upsetting the chassis.

The 200 - hp turbo four - cylinder is lively without overwhelming the chassis (which can't be said for Chrysler's 283 - hp V - 6) and while the dual - clutch gearbox can be a bit timid off the line, once the clutch is hooked up in first it will snap off seamless, bullet - quick shifts on your way to sixth gear.

There's no option of a dual - clutch or automatic gearbox in the Up GTI, a simple manual is all you need.

When the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 hits showrooms later this year, it'll be the automaker's first car to get the new ten - speed automatic, a transmission Chevy claims is so dialed in that it shifts faster than Porsche's outstanding PDK dual - clutch gearbox.

The typically polished Mini Cooper S is also a constant threat, offering a similar combination of a 2 - litre turbocharged engine and dual - clutch gearbox in its recently facelifted guise.

It's unmistakably turbocharged, more in the dizzying way the power and torque expand and escalate than for any response lag — there's a moment before it gets going, but the slick dual - clutch gearbox is brilliantly responsive.

In the TT RS, a seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox is the only choice.

Both gearboxes are the same as in the previous Boxster which is no bad thing, as the 6 - speed manual is a slick and polished companion, meanwhile the seven - speed PDK is amongst the best dual - clutch units on the market.

With plans to launch the F10 M5 in the USA this summer, BMW has confirmed that it will offer the 552bhp super saloon with a manual gearbox, as well as the standard seven - speed dual - clutch automatic.

The normally aspirated flat six obeys throttle orders as if it were governed by a telemetric mastermind, the seven - speed PDK dual - clutch gearbox hammers through the ratios like a rapid - fire weapon, stability control works reliably in minimum interference mode, the steering does its best not to let the driver feel its electro - mechanical origins, and the brakes snarl at their ABSolute limit whenever optimism challenges the law of physics.

Engine and gearbox > The T in the name denotes the presence of an all - new 3.9 - litre twin - turbocharged V8, matched exclusively to a dual - clutch gearbox.

The Ferrari California had quite a contentious introduction back in 2009; here was a four - seater, front - engined cabriolet with a folding hardtop roof, dual - clutch gearbox and questionable styling.

Porsche experimented with a dual - clutch gearbox in the 1960s, shelved it due to persistent problems with rough shifting, and then resurrected it in the 1970s for a German government project.

Considering that Porsche developed a whole new 8 - speed dual - clutch — or in Porsche terminology, PDK — for the new Panamera, you'd expect the mechanically similar Cayenne to use the same gearbox.

Unlike the Twingo, and unlike the old automated manual that left you in the lurch between shifts, the new Brabus uses a six - speed dual - clutch gearbox.

Dual clutch gearboxes were made for going fast in a straight line; great for America, rubbish for the UK and it's B roads.

Of course, the Z4 driver is also highly likely to simply slap the lever into Drive, in which case the dual - clutch gearbox commendably emulates the smoothness of a conventional, torque - converter automatic, particularly in stop - start - and - reverse maneuvering.

And I love the dual - clutch transmission not only because I can drop it into automatic mode when creeping around in rush - hour traffic, but because in full - bore mode it shifts with a ferocity and swiftness I could never manage with a manual gearbox.

Shame this particular Porsche has the optional PDK dual - clutch transmission fitted, because the snappy manual would show up the occasional baulkiness of the Evora gearbox, sourced, incidentally, from the diesel Avensis, there being no manual V6 in Toyota's range.

For the moment, the Polo is only available in the UK with a six - speed DSG dual - clutch gearbox, with paddles mounted behind the steering wheel.

The engine is hooked up to the road via a brand new seven - speed «LDF» dual clutch transmission — a first for such a gearbox in a Lambo.